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former new mexico gov. gary johnson running as the libertarian candidate is the most prominent of them. it depends on who you talk to. some people say governor johnson's it support for marijuana legalization could cost president obama votes. others say they tend to pull unaffiliated voters that could go republican, so he is one to watch to see what kind of vote totals he will get. the biggest third-party candidate in colorado history was ross perot who pulled in, i think, 23% of the vote. host: curtis hubbard, what will you be watching for on election night? guest: the suburban counties around denver. you will hear a lot of talk about arapaho and jefferson counties in terms of which ever candid it will win those counties. they will have a much easier path to running the state of colorado. i will be looking closely at the number of republican votes coming in from el paso county, douglas county, mesa county. another swing county is a clear emmer, northern colorado, fort collins, colorado state university -- a
former new mexico gov. gary johnson running as the libertarian candidate is the most prominent of them. it depends on who you talk to. some people say governor johnson's it support for marijuana legalization could cost president obama votes. others say they tend to pull unaffiliated voters that could go republican, so he is one to watch to see what kind of vote totals he will get. the biggest third-party candidate in colorado history was ross perot who pulled in, i think, 23% of the vote. host:...
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running for the republican nomination for governor in mexico, the republican party in new mexico was very inclusive, including me in all the debates and discussions. they made me part of the process believing the eventual nominee would be stronger as a result of more oysters. host: gina, good morning. caller: yes, good morning. thank you for running. i was it ron paul supporter. -- i was a ron paul supporter. you know, you are right on on all the issues and on the war. i do commend you. you can look up on my friends page and see all these articles. he's to work for ronald reagan. is there a way -- are you doing anything to get into the race cycle with obama and romney? host: what do you say? guest: right now i'm excluded from the first debate. the commission is the presidential debate commission and that is private and made up of republicans and democrats with no interest in seeing a third voice on stage. we have filed three lawsuits to get me on stage based on other third-party candidates who have filed lawsuits. there doesn't seem to be much hope. we filed on the antitrust round, s
running for the republican nomination for governor in mexico, the republican party in new mexico was very inclusive, including me in all the debates and discussions. they made me part of the process believing the eventual nominee would be stronger as a result of more oysters. host: gina, good morning. caller: yes, good morning. thank you for running. i was it ron paul supporter. -- i was a ron paul supporter. you know, you are right on on all the issues and on the war. i do commend you. you can...
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host: that is john in new mexico. the presidential candidates were sidelined from the storm with six days to go before next tuesday's election. here's the headline -- romney balances sympathy and politics. here's what he had to say at that rally yesterday. >> appreciate that people in dayton got up this morning. someone went to the grocery store and purchased things at these families will need. i appreciate your generosity. as part of the american spirit, the american way to give to people who are in need, in your generosity this morning touches my heart. and i appreciate what you have done. we have a lot of goods here, and i know there is more coming in and we will box these things up in just a minute and put them on some trucks and send them into new jersey is a sight of identified that can take these goods and distribute them to people let need them. we will not people to solve all of the problems this morning. people will still be looking for goods even though we have gathered these things, but i know that one of
host: that is john in new mexico. the presidential candidates were sidelined from the storm with six days to go before next tuesday's election. here's the headline -- romney balances sympathy and politics. here's what he had to say at that rally yesterday. >> appreciate that people in dayton got up this morning. someone went to the grocery store and purchased things at these families will need. i appreciate your generosity. as part of the american spirit, the american way to give to...
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catherine in in mexico, why are you undecided -- in new mexico. caller: we didn't get any hard facts and anyone. i wanted to know about the tax codes. host: you feel you did not get enough information? caller: no. host: what would you like to hear a candidate say? whether some of the positions you like to see them take? caller: strong positions. give us some sort of a way to decide which way we want to see america going. host: you are in new mexico. it is considered a swing state in some regards. are you seeing television commercials? caller: no, i do not watch commercialized stations. host: ok. caller: so i'm watching you and pbs. host: that was katharine from new mexico. kim from waco, texas. caller: i did not vote for our current president. i was not impressed with him. to what think obama is going to change everything -- do i think obama is going to change everything? i do. i feel like we need a strong leader. did not talk around it. make it clear what your views are to get us out of the situation we're in, including welfare and our economy an
catherine in in mexico, why are you undecided -- in new mexico. caller: we didn't get any hard facts and anyone. i wanted to know about the tax codes. host: you feel you did not get enough information? caller: no. host: what would you like to hear a candidate say? whether some of the positions you like to see them take? caller: strong positions. give us some sort of a way to decide which way we want to see america going. host: you are in new mexico. it is considered a swing state in some...
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guest: the botched done run into mexico -- done run into mexico is a fascinating issue. literally people have died and been killed with these guns moved across the border in hopes of tracking down these gunrunners. host: operation fast and furious. guest: the investigation -- it has been a disaster. it is up to the department of justice to make sure the investigations did not get to the bottom of it. i have always been skeptical about how much -- i think it enrages the already enraged. i do not think it is an issue that will unify people further on the left to be against president obama, certainly not to the degree the economy does. if you do not have a job or your neighbor does not, that is a unifying issue, unlike cost and furious. listen to more comments. this is a conversation last week. they talk to robin nation's debt and deficit. let's hear what mitt romney had to say. [video clip] >> the approach is similar to bowles-simpson. bowles-simpson said to lower the rate to make it possible for small businesses to grow, but we will also limit exemptions. they put up diff
guest: the botched done run into mexico -- done run into mexico is a fascinating issue. literally people have died and been killed with these guns moved across the border in hopes of tracking down these gunrunners. host: operation fast and furious. guest: the investigation -- it has been a disaster. it is up to the department of justice to make sure the investigations did not get to the bottom of it. i have always been skeptical about how much -- i think it enrages the already enraged. i do not...
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>> i did not want to go back to mexico. i wanted to make him proud. because i begged him to bring me, i felt i owed him that. i felt i never wanted my father to say, i should not have brought you. >> winner of the american book award, reyna grande. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span2. take a look at the debate hub. this video of the vice- presidential debate. see individual clips of each question. tuesday, you can see live behind-the-scenes coverage. watch and engage with live tweets from local reporters and other viewers. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us here is the author of "mismatch." welcome. joining us from new york for this discussion, courtney bowie. she is with the aclu. let me start with you. the supreme court heard a case this week dealing with affirmative action. can you give a synopsis of what happened? guest: the case pending before the accord was brought by a young lady named abigail fisher. her claim was that the university use of race in the admissions process violated her rights. our position is that of many other orga
>> i did not want to go back to mexico. i wanted to make him proud. because i begged him to bring me, i felt i owed him that. i felt i never wanted my father to say, i should not have brought you. >> winner of the american book award, reyna grande. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span2. take a look at the debate hub. this video of the vice- presidential debate. see individual clips of each question. tuesday, you can see live behind-the-scenes coverage. watch and engage with live tweets...
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mexico is a great and mighty nation. it's tragic what is happening in mexico. the violence is tragic. but i was visiting with a mexican businessman and he talked about how he received a letter that deal tailed where his grandkids had been for the last week minute by minute. it's tragic. the u.s. should work cooperatively to help the mexican government solve this problem, stop the violence and stop the drug wars terrorizing so many innocent citizens. >> the texas senate seat is one of the key races you can follow on c-span, c-span radio, and that c-span.org/campaign2012. >> washington journal continues. host: for the next several days, we're focusing on key battleground states. today, the spotlight is the keystone state, pennsylvania. terry madonna is with the franklin & marshall college center for politics & public affairs and is there director. thank you for being with us. that me begin with a broad overview of the political geography of pennsylvania and the comparison between east and west in your state. guest: first of all, like any battleground state, penns
mexico is a great and mighty nation. it's tragic what is happening in mexico. the violence is tragic. but i was visiting with a mexican businessman and he talked about how he received a letter that deal tailed where his grandkids had been for the last week minute by minute. it's tragic. the u.s. should work cooperatively to help the mexican government solve this problem, stop the violence and stop the drug wars terrorizing so many innocent citizens. >> the texas senate seat is one of the...
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new mexico, should that be moved further into the obama category? the reverse, places like missouri and indiana, which right now can we conclude at this point that these are firmly in the mitt romney column? that is the kind of thing that we look at, every day there are new polls coming out with reporters touching down in these states, those are the kinds of choices we are going to look at. obviously, it looks like that topic column is getting smaller and smaller and the candidates themselves are spending time in places like florida, ohio, and virginia. as we narrow it down, that is really the real tossup. host: 270 needed to win, your map has 110 tossup states. as you look at them, are there some that are more volatile than others? some that are more likely to move after the debate as opposed to others that seem to be stuck in the tossup category? caller: sure. look at a place like colorado, which has really been razor close four weeks and weeks. we did a poll in colorado last week that i wrote about where it was absolutely a dead heat. not only on
new mexico, should that be moved further into the obama category? the reverse, places like missouri and indiana, which right now can we conclude at this point that these are firmly in the mitt romney column? that is the kind of thing that we look at, every day there are new polls coming out with reporters touching down in these states, those are the kinds of choices we are going to look at. obviously, it looks like that topic column is getting smaller and smaller and the candidates themselves...
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leonard is from new mexico. good morning to you. leonard, are you with us? last chance. we're going to move to las vegas. dennis. why are you undecided and what are the issues that are important to you? caller: i am 31 years old. i voted for bush, bush, and john mccain. i want to mention that right now the status quo with president obama is not quite going exactly with what he said he was going to do. he has done a few good things, but if we keep the status quo, i do not see things getting better. with romney's his views are so different, if we switch to another president, could we get worse or better? i live in vegas. it is a gamble. what bothers me is that in our great country is this the best two candidates that we could possibly take to become the commander-in-chief of the greatest nation in the world? i do not know why we cannot get anything bipartisan, and get things salt. it just drives me crazy. -- solved. it just drives me crazy. i worked in health care. i work as a nurse. the chaos between doctors, nurses, and people not knowing what they are going to do, has c
leonard is from new mexico. good morning to you. leonard, are you with us? last chance. we're going to move to las vegas. dennis. why are you undecided and what are the issues that are important to you? caller: i am 31 years old. i voted for bush, bush, and john mccain. i want to mention that right now the status quo with president obama is not quite going exactly with what he said he was going to do. he has done a few good things, but if we keep the status quo, i do not see things getting...
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obama said stay out of mexico on spring break? his daughter took a dozen friends and 25 secret servicemen to mexico. the cost was enormous. i think that should be reported. republican or democrat, i do not think there force one should go so often on campaigning. guest: i think you have a valid point about the overspending in washington. i think a lot of people know that. i do not think that we do a good job there either. one of the pieces that we did yesterday was talking about how many are not covering house races. that's where you have an opportunity to vote the bums out. the democrats need 25 seats, if not more, to have a majority and the house. that story is not being reported. guest: it is easy to plot an example about how much air force one is being used or were the president's family is vacationing. the white house is overspending. every dollar has to be approved by congress. both parties are complicit in that and have been unable to reach a budget deal that would take a cut in spending and perhaps raise revenue. guest: tha
obama said stay out of mexico on spring break? his daughter took a dozen friends and 25 secret servicemen to mexico. the cost was enormous. i think that should be reported. republican or democrat, i do not think there force one should go so often on campaigning. guest: i think you have a valid point about the overspending in washington. i think a lot of people know that. i do not think that we do a good job there either. one of the pieces that we did yesterday was talking about how many are not...
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up next, albuquerque, new mexico, on our support mitt romney line. tell us about your early voting experience. afraid.m we move down to anna in frederick, maryland, another early voter on our mitt romney line. caller: good morning, how are you? host: good. caller: i voted by absentee ballot. just so you know, i have been a voting democrat for 32 years, and i could no longer in good conscience really support the democratic party. i have spent the last four years doing extensive research. this is the problem with people -- they look at the surface. they don't go behind what they see on the surface and look at the candidate and their background and where they are coming from and so on and so forth. i am convinced the democratic party has been hijacked. it has been hijacked by marxists and socialists and is no longer the democratic party of my parents and grandparents, where we were taught that if you wanted something, get ofup off your bums and work for it. now all i see is people wanting something on a silver platter. give it to me because i exist. i d
up next, albuquerque, new mexico, on our support mitt romney line. tell us about your early voting experience. afraid.m we move down to anna in frederick, maryland, another early voter on our mitt romney line. caller: good morning, how are you? host: good. caller: i voted by absentee ballot. just so you know, i have been a voting democrat for 32 years, and i could no longer in good conscience really support the democratic party. i have spent the last four years doing extensive research. this is...
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am all for securing our country and clearing people out from other countries. 95% of the people in mexico want to come here to work, you know what i mean? all i have to say is that under the obama administration, what he is trying to create in the united states is why they are running away from mexico. host: we are talking about foreign policy and what you would like to hear the candidates asked tonight. let's look at this nbc news poll that has gotten a lot of attention over the last 24 hours. you can see the gender gap there. men prefer mitt romney 53% to 43%. when, however, prefer president obama 51% to 43%. the poll also asked about feelings towards candidates on a range of issues, including foreign policy and who would do a better job. 46% said president obama. kathleen in ohio. as we listen to kathleen, we will take a look at the outside of the debate hall, the site of tonight's debate. caller: thank you. the president and the vice president are coming to ohio tomorrow, so we are excited, but i would like to see both of them focus on the facts in regards to, for instance, iran. i fo
am all for securing our country and clearing people out from other countries. 95% of the people in mexico want to come here to work, you know what i mean? all i have to say is that under the obama administration, what he is trying to create in the united states is why they are running away from mexico. host: we are talking about foreign policy and what you would like to hear the candidates asked tonight. let's look at this nbc news poll that has gotten a lot of attention over the last 24 hours....
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not think we should take the risk of an oil disaster in the arctic that we experienced in the gulf of mexico just two years ago when we blew a hole in the ocean, killed 11 american workers and put crude-oil in some of the most wrenching -- most rich fishing areas in the world. what they're really annoyed about is we have not opened up the alaska wildlife reserve that was set aside by a point eisenhower as a legacy for our children so that our children could avoid the national splendor -- could enjoy the national splendor of our country. host: tom on the democrat line. caller: good morning. good to speak with both of you. i was speaking to a climate scientist last year, and he informed me there are two studies now that show there is up 4% reduction in the amount of oxygen in the biosphere over the past 80 years. that poor trends to the future -- that pertains to the future. the lake i live on is over 2 s everawyower than it have been. the whole area here nearly burned down. and i live in a forest. why in the world are we lacking so far behind in building high- speed trains? our neighbor is bu
not think we should take the risk of an oil disaster in the arctic that we experienced in the gulf of mexico just two years ago when we blew a hole in the ocean, killed 11 american workers and put crude-oil in some of the most wrenching -- most rich fishing areas in the world. what they're really annoyed about is we have not opened up the alaska wildlife reserve that was set aside by a point eisenhower as a legacy for our children so that our children could avoid the national splendor -- could...
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host: don in mexico independent caller. you're on the air with frank donatelli of gopac. caller: good morning. mr.donatelli. as an independent, i find your comments insulting. i find them insulting because you should know that the affordable care act actually extends the life of medicare. second point, you should also know that you said we've had four years of 8% unemployment. the last number that came in was 7.8%. you should know that. i am disappointed as an independent who wants to make rational judgment and you present fact that are incontract. it -- inaccurate, it is so disappointing. host: what's your response? guest: only in obama world we could have unemployment 8% in four years. all of sudden last month the unemployment rate drops 7.8% and people start cheering that. look, i'm glad unemployment is going down. don't get me wrong. does that excuse the last four years of terrible economic policies and the fact that unemployment has been unacceptably high? does that excuse that? more importantly, do we have any expectation, i would ask the gentleman this, you're an i
host: don in mexico independent caller. you're on the air with frank donatelli of gopac. caller: good morning. mr.donatelli. as an independent, i find your comments insulting. i find them insulting because you should know that the affordable care act actually extends the life of medicare. second point, you should also know that you said we've had four years of 8% unemployment. the last number that came in was 7.8%. you should know that. i am disappointed as an independent who wants to make...